So I'm trying my hand at a mystery story, let me know what you think of the first chapter. The setting is inspired by the show Harper's Island, if you've seen it don't worry it's only the setting I've taken inspiration from, this story won't be a bloodbath like the show. Enjoy!

I hated flying, the idea of having no control over my surroundings and having my faith placed in the hands of a stranger seemed unnatural. Then again that might have nothing to do with flying, but the fact that in general I had a hard time trusting people. I hadn't always been like that, I used to be more trusting, but being betrayed by the person closest to you tends to darken one's heart. I had always looked up to my mother; she had a great career and a great marriage or so I thought. Five years ago I went to surprise her at the hospital and caught her kissing another man.

That's when my world fell apart, not only did I find out my parents marriage was falling apart, but I had to be the one to tell my dad. He was devastated, he loved my mother; he knew they were having problems but never in a million years had he ever imagined that she was looking somewhere else for affection. My father and I moved out and I didn't speak to my mother more than a handful of times that first year. She tried to apologize multiple times, but I didn't recognize her anymore, how could the women that raised me to be upright and honest do something like that.

After that I almost gave up on my dream of becoming a doctor. I no longer wanted to be anything like my mother. The fear that always being busy at work was what drove her to do what she did made me turn away from my aspirations. My father, however, refused to let me give up. He knew that what pushed me to be a doctor was never my mother's influence, but my desire to help others. So eventually I got over the pain, because if my father could, I needed to find it in me to do the same. It was still difficult to sit and eat lunch with my mother, but I did once a month as we tried to fix our relationship. However, my lack of faith in people didn't go away, four years of med school and I had only gone on a handful of dates, unable to give anybody a real chance, too afraid I would be betrayed again.

I didn't let anyone in until I meet Octavia, she became my roommate in my second year of school, and she was so persistent in wanting to be friends that she eventually broke down some of my walls. Then I was introduced to Jasper and Monty who had been friends with Octavia since high school, and I found some faith in people again. Octavia had a very difficult childhood; her father was never in the picture and a couple of years ago her mother passed away. She was practically raised by her big brother, but despite all of this she still managed to be happy all the time. She was full of life and lived everyday to the fullest. I started believing in love again the day Octavia meet Lincoln. I had never seen two people so in love, not since I was a kid and my parents were actually happy together.

Our group got bigger over the years; Harper joined our ranks through Monty. They met in one of his labs and she fit in quite well. And later on, Maya started hanging out with us when her and Jasper got together. Now we were all on our way to a wedding, Octavia's wedding to be more precise. On Christmas Eve Lincoln had gotten down on one knee in front of Octavia and all her friends. Octavia didn't even give him the chance to say anything, and I knew he had prepared something because I had the unfortunately joy of hearing his rehearsed proposal multiple time until Lincoln was fully satisfied with the content. As soon as she saw the ring she screamed yes at the top of her lungs and jumped into his arms.

They had decided on a short engagement, set the date for the following May, a week after her brother was set to return to the country.

'I can't believe that after four years I'm finally going to meet your brother.'

'I know, I'm really happy he's finally out of the army. He's going to be arriving on a flight after us, so I promised we would wait for him until taking a boat to the island.'

'That sounds like a plan.'

Bellamy and Octavia didn't have much money growing up, so Bellamy signed up for the army as a way to put both of them through school. With the promise of military service, the government paid for Bellamy's schooling giving him the chance to work and pay for Octavia's. She was grateful for everything he had ever done for her, and couldn't wait to have him back in the same town as her. He had met Lincoln the last time he was in town, Octavia had been pleasantly surprised to discover that it wasn't the first time they had spoken. When Lincoln decided that Octavia was the only women for him, he had sought out Bellamy to get his approval. Turned out he had to work to gain his support. Bellamy claimed he knew nothing about the man so he didn't see why he should give him permission to marry his little sister. So for three months Lincoln wrote to Bellamy everyday telling him about himself and his life with Octavia. Until one day Bellamy finally replied saying that anyone willing to work that hard to get his approval, which was in no way needed considering Octavia being Octavia would always do whatever she wanted no matter what Bellamy said, was worthy of his little sister. I had found the whole thing hilarious when Octavia had shared it with me, and a little disappointed I hadn't been around to meet the mysterious Bellamy Blake. Unfortunately I had been away volunteering for a hospital on an island in Michigan. Mackinac Island was beautiful and had a very cosy inn that was surrounded by a beautiful forest. It was the perfect location for the wedding, when I had showed Octavia's pictures she had agreed right away. Lincoln and O didn't have much money, but I had already spoken to the inn's owner and got a really good deal for the reception hall and the rooms for an entire week.

'Clarke are you ok?'

'I'm fine, I really just don't like flying.' We were on our final descend and I could see my knuckles turning white as I gripped onto the armchair for dear life.

'Then why did you suggest this place for my wedding, you knew you would have to flight out again to get there.'

'Yes, but I knew you would love the place, what's a little discomfort if I get to make my best friend happy.'

'Well I appreciate it, this week is going to be fabulous.'

Bellamy's plane landed two hours after ours and we were all waiting for him at the marina. I had seen many picture of Bellamy over the years, both from when they were younger and also a few he sent back to Octavia from his time in the army. I had always found him attractive; I would be a fool not too. He was tall, his skin much darker than my own which gave him a brooding look, making him all the more attractive. However, what made him really irresistible for me were his freckles that covered his cheeks it made him look vulnerable. I knew I wasn't the only one that found him attractive, the girls he walked pass when he came into the marina all did a double take, he knew he was attractive and it was clear that he loved the attention. Octavia had warned me about him, that he was a total player, had been since high school. I was prepared to be on my guard and not take notice if he decided to use his charms on me. However seeing him now I had the feeling it was going to be a more difficult task than I had initially imagined.

'Bell!'

'O!' Both siblings ran towards each other, it was obvious to everyone how much they had missed each other and how much they both loved the other. I had never felt sad about being an only child until this moment, to have someone care so much about you, someone you could always turn too, it was a beautiful thing to witness.

'This is the gang, you've meet everyone before except for Maya Jasper's girlfriend and Clarke.'

'Nice to meet you Maya, it's lovely to see Jasper was able to find someone that could deal with his craziness.'

'Hey I take offense at that.'

'Are you denying you're a mad genius?'

'Of course not, it's true I have my moments. I've got to say its great to have you back.'

'It's good to be back. Ah and this is the infamous Clarke Griffin, my sister talks about you all the time.' I blushed at the comment, I hated that he affected me so much. I presented my hand to him, figuring a handshake was the appropriate way to go. However Bellamy had other intentions, he carefully took hold of my hand and bent down to place a gentle kiss on it. God he was smooth, I quickly pulled my hand away before my blush spread from my cheeks to the rest of my face.

'Only good I hope.' Oh my god I was flirting, what was wrong with me. I needed to get control back, but Bellamy seemed to have other ideas.

'The very best, allow me to take your bag.' Before I had time to refuse he had grabbed my suitcase and was moving towards the boat. Octavia approached me and place a reassuring hand on my shoulder.

'I warned you didn't I, I don't think he can help himself. I've got to admit I've never seen anyone get under your skin so fast, I'll be keeping my eye on the both of you.'

'Don't be ridiculous O, as if I would ever be interested in your brother, and anyway this is your day or should I say your week. Come on let's go.'

The boat ride to the island took a little over two hours, I managed to keep my distance from Bellamy most of the trip, but after catching up with his sister and Jasper and Monty he found his way next to me.

'Are you avoiding me princess?'

'Princess?' He shrugged, as if the word had just slipped out of his mouth unintentionally.

'You fit the look.' I wasn't sure if I should be insulted by his comment or not.

'Excuse me.'

'What it's clear that you've had an easy life; Octavia mentioned your mom was a doctor and your father an engineer. You've probably had stuff handed to you most of your life without having to work for them.'

'You don't even know me.'

'True, but I know people like you, just make sure you don't hurt my sister when you get bored of playing charity.' What the hell had just happened, at first he was charming and now he was acting like a complete ass. Monty or Jasper must have mentioned my parents or something, brought up that they were wealthy. But that didn't excuse his behavior; I loved Octavia like a sister, and I owed her so much for saving me from keeping everybody at arms length. I didn't hang around her out of pity. Maybe he was just playing his big brother role and making sure everyone in Octavia's life only had the best of intentions towards her, but that did not give him the right to judge me. I wouldn't start a scene for Octavia's sake, but I decided from that moment on, no matter how charming Bellamy appeared to be he was actually just a jackass.

'Look, I don't know what crawled up your ass, but don't think for one second that because you know a few things about me and my upbringing that you can claim to know and understand me. I suggest you go back to your sister now before the hand you kissed decides to meet with your face.' He smirked at me, but took my advice and walked away. I wasn't going to let Bellamy Blake ruin my week with my friends.

As soon as we entered the inn I could see just how happy Octavia was with the place.

'Oh Clarke it's beautiful.' The owner Finn Collins and his wife, Raven, greeted us as soon as we entered.

'Clarke it's so nice to see you again, this must be the lovely Octavia and her husband to be Lincoln.' Finn was just as I remembered him from last time, very warm and welcoming. Last time his wife wasn't around, and now she was hanging in the back with a scowl on her face. They made a very peculiar couple. 'You're our only guests for the entire week so feel free to treat the inn as if it were your own home. We have prepared everything as requested for your meal tonight. A fancy get together, as a prelude to the events to come during the next couple of days.' Finn winked at me, I was sure he was probably just doing so because we had been planning a bunch of special activities for Octavia to take place during the week, but I couldn't help but feel that he was being overly creepy.

'If you need anything you can ask anybody in our staff, let me make a few introductions.' He called his employees out into the main hall, so we could put faces to the names. First there was the housekeeper, Anya; then the cook John Murphy; a maid that couldn't have been more than sixteen years old, Charlotte; the grounds keeper, Dax and finally the bartender Wells Jaha. Out of the bunch I only found Wells to be welcoming, he was smiling brightly at me and I couldn't help but return his smile.

'Anya will show you to your rooms, Clarke can I have a word.' I noticed his wife give him a look before exiting the room clearly angry at something. I looked behind me and Bellamy was giving me an odd look.

Finn brought me into his office in order to go over the plans for the week. He was always finding excuses to touch me and I noticed his eyes linger more than once on my breast. No wonder his wife was angry I couldn't be the first girl he gave such attentions to. I eventually managed to escape and was ecstatic to finally be alone in my bedroom. Between Bellamy acting like an ass, Finn being overly attentive and the slightly scary looking staff it had made for an exhausting afternoon.

I finally emerged from slumber around 5 o'clock and got ready for diner. I hesitated a little before getting dressed. I had brought a nice red dress, but it was a little revealing and I wasn't sure I was comfortable wearing that with Finn around. I knew Octavia would chastise me for basing my decision on the world around me rather than on what I wanted. So I put on the dress and planned on keeping my distances from Finn.

The evening went well, Octavia was pleased with the menu and she especially loved having people cater to her every needs. Lincoln took her out after our meal for a moonlight walk, and the boys took off with Harper and Maya up to god knows what. That meant Bellamy and I were left alone around the table, I wasn't sure why he was sticking around, it was clear that he didn't like me very much.

'Clarke can I have a moment of your time.' Great he was back to being charming Bellamy, I wonder how many different personalities this guy had. I noticed Finn coming towards me, I needed to escape and fast.

'Sure, but let's go to the bar.' Bellamy shifted his gaze towards Finn and I wondered if he understood more than he let on. The bar area was in the next room, and as I made my escape I noticed Finn's eyes on me, but he made no move to follow.

'Hey, Wells was it?'

'Good memory, what can I get for you pretty lady.'

'I'll have a rum and coke, thank you.' Bellamy walked up behind me and ordered the same. Wells got busy with our drinks, and I was starting to get curious about what Bellamy wanted to talk about.

'I see anywhere you go you gather men's attention.'

'Please your one to talk, I've seen the way women look at you.'

'And how is that?'

'Don't act like you don't know, you relish in the attention.'

'And you don't?'

'Not really, most men that are attracted to me don't care to find out what's in the inside. Wait that reminds me of someone I've met recently, ah yes, you.'

'About that I owe you an apology.'

'Really you don't say.'

'I made a rash judgement on you based on something Jasper said and you didn't deserve it.'

'Might I inquirer what lead you to think I was a spoiled brat whose sole purpose in life was to take advantage of your sister.' Bellamy looked really uncomfortable, it was clear he was being sincere in his apology. He normally was so assertive; apologies clearly weren't his strong suit.

'Well Jasper did mention your parents, but it's when he started talking about the inn and how you managed to get a really good deal that I started to get suspicious. He mentioned that you probably got help from your parents and I wondered why you would do such a thing; maybe you expected something in return. Look I know its no excuse, but Octavia means everything to me and I tend to assume the worst when it comes time to protect her.'

'I'm not sure anything you just said makes any sense, what could I possibly want from your sister that would require me to bribe her with promises of a luxurious wedding. But since you've been away for a long time and might have forgotten how a normal friendship functions I might be inclined to let this pass.' So much for my promise to myself to only see Bellamy as the jackass he was. It was just impossible to resist those dimples.

'That's very generous of you princess.'

'I thought we had established that I am not a princess.'

'Yes, but it still suits you, if only for the fact that you are beautiful just like I would assume a princess to be.'

'So now that you don't think I'm using your sister you're back to shamelessly flirting with me.'

'I don't see you complaining.' He raised his eyebrow daring me to say otherwise. I couldn't believe after all the shit he had said; I was still failing for his tricks. I didn't approve of how he approached me before, but it was easy to forgive him since in his mind he was only looking out for his sister.

'If you don't mind me asking what changed your mind?'

'Well first Octavia overheard what I said to you on the boat and gave me an earful. But to be honest I figured out how you got such a good deal as soon as I noticed the way that guy Collins was looking at you. That guy would clearly do anything to get into your pants.' I wanted to laugh at how ridiculous is comment was, but even if I hadn't felt Finn's eyes constantly on me since my arrival looking back on our first meeting I realized I should have sensed something back then. When I had asked permission to take pictures of the inn he was more than willing to show me around, when I had told him I was looking for a wedding venue his smiles and pleasant features had immediately disappeared only to return when I mentioned it was for a friend. He had invited me to diner, but I fortunately had the good sense to decline. Before I left he had insisted on talking about the cost for holding such an event and I had been surprised by how cheep it was, looking at it now Bellamy might be right. From the moment I had met Finn all he had done was with the purpose of getting a chance to sleep with me. I felt utterly disgusted, especially now that I knew he was married.

'You didn't know? It's so painfully obvious, heck I'm sure his wife noticed. You might want to lock your door at night in case she decides to come and murder you in your sleep for trying to steal her husband.'

'But I didn't do anything.'

'You don't have to Clarke, one look at you and any sane man would try anything to get a chance with you.' He was making me blush again, but I didn't want to give Bellamy the satisfaction, so I discreetly turned away from him. 'I really didn't know, I would have never accepted his offer if I would have. It makes me feel so cheep.'

'Why? You're not doing anything wrong, it's not like you encouraged him.'

'Why do I get the feeling you often take advantage of your good looks.'

'You think I look good?'

'Don't change the subject.'

'Well I have been known to accept free drinks once in a while.'

'You're pathetic.'

'What if women want the pleasure of my company it's the least they could do.' I wasn't sure if he was being serious or not, but the way the corner of his lips were slowly merging into a smile I figured he was exaggerating. 'So friends.' This time he held out his hand and I gladly shook it, sure he could be an ass at times, but I had also acted like a bitch at times when my friends were being treated poorly, so I could understand where it came from.

'Come on Romeo let's go find our friends, I've got a feeling we might end up having to get them out of trouble.'

'You wouldn't be wrong to think that, did they ever tell you the story about how they almost blew up the science lab when we were in high school.'

'No, but you can tell me all about it while we look for them.' Octavia had already told me that story, Monty had apparently made a mistake in his calculation, and it had resulted in Jasper not having any eyebrows for a good month. Despite already knowing the story, I wanted to hear Bellamy tell it, I got the feeling he would be great at retelling it. We searched the entire first floor and were about to move onto the second when we heard loud voices coming from the office. Curiosity over took us and we made our way closer.

'How stupid do you think I am. I knew something was up as soon as I saw the bundle price you gave this group, seeing the girl Clarke it's clear what your motivation was.'

'Honey calm down you're overreacting, you know this time of the year we don't get many clients I was just trying to make sure we weren't empty for the entire month. I promise nothing is happening.' Bellamy smirked at me, he was right the wife had noticed the attention Finn was giving me.

'You better watch yourself, we both know this wouldn't be the first time.' I placed my head in my hands ashamed, wishing I had figured out what his intentions where towards me before. The voices suddenly stopped and footsteps approached the door. Bellamy quickly dragged me away into the other room.

'Shit that was close, well princess I get the feeling this is going to be a very interesting week.'

'This isn't funny.'

'I beg to differ, it's hilarious.' He was right the whole thing was so ridiculous it was impossible not to find the humour in it; I couldn't help but join him in laughter.

'She's coming this way.' This week was going to be hell if I couldn't get the Collins couple off my back. Between avoiding Finn attentions and avoiding Raven's distrust I wouldn't be able to get a moment of peace. Unless Raven was convinced I had no interest in her husband.

'Kiss me.' I looked up at him, and for the first time since we met Bellamy was speechless. 'Come on, I'm sure you've kissed girls for less, I'll buy you a drink after I promise.' Bellamy smiled at that and just as Raven walked into the room he complied and leaned down. He kept the kiss chaste, I was grateful for that because if he had not I wasn't sure I could have stopped myself from taking this further. His lips were soft and moved in perfect sync with my own for the brief moment the kiss lasted. He quickly pulled away and looked at me oddly before turning his attention to Raven.

'Oh, I'm sorry I didn't mean to interrupt the two of you.' Raven was smiling, it would seem my genius plan was already working. Now I only needed to make sure this didn't reach Octavia's.

'Wait Raven, could you please not mention this to anyone, you see Octavia doesn't know and this being her big day I wouldn't want her to hear I was with her brother unless it was coming from me.'

'Of course, your secret is safe with me. Carry on.' She winked at me and left in a far better mood than she had arrived.

'Well that's one way to avoid being murdered in your sleep.'

'Thanks for that.'

'You're welcomed, now I believe you own me a drink.'

We walked back towards the bar, all ideas of finding Monty and Jasper forgotten. When we entered the room we noticed Wells and Murphy in a heated debate, Charlotte was trying to pull them apart. As soon as they noticed us enter, they became very silent. Murphy whispered something before walking out of the room, quickly followed by Charlotte who shot us an apologetic smile.

'Is it just me or has this entire place gone totally crazy.'

'Maybe it's something in the air.' Our laughter filled the room; it was a sound I could get used to hearing. We shared another drink; Wells was giving me flirtatious smiles and Bellamy made it is mission to make fun of me for it. I was surprised by how well we got along. Once we got past judging each other and actually got to know one another, we were capable of having intelligent discussions. Finn crept into the room later in the evening, but the rest of our friends showed up making it impossible for him to make a move. We slowly parted ways and everyone went to sleep. I lingered a little longer; still curious about the fight I had witness earlier.

'So what was that about?'

'What?' I knew Wells knew what I was taking about, but he clearly wanted to avoid the subject.

'Between you and that guy Murphy.'

'Nothing, just a disagreement about something, nothing to worry you're pretty little head about.' Was that all I was, pretty with no substance, men they were all imbeciles. Except Bellamy, he had actually spend time this evening getting to know me instead of just staring at me like I was a prize to be won.

I tried my best to get some rest, but I was restless most of the night; I woke up around six in the morning and wasn't able to go back to sleep. I blamed the series of weird events that had happened the previous day. A run would do me good; I grabbed my shoes and the map of the island they had given each of us when we arrived. There was a path that went all along the island; hopefully the run could shake me out of the strange mood I found myself in.

I made my way down the stairs, it was quiet in the inn everybody was probably still asleep. I went out the back door and would have past right by the body, but the light of the rising sun caught on Wells watch making me look away from the path ahead of me towards the side of the building. Wells was lying dead in a bed of roses. Being in medical school I had seen my fair share of cadaver, but nothing like this. I couldn't help the scream that escaped my lungs; I fell to the ground not wanting to look at the body any longer. The first person to emerge was Murphy; he was probably working in the kitchen when he heard me scream. He didn't make a move towards me rather return into the inn as soon as he noticed Wells' lifeless body. He soon came back out, this time accompanied by Finn and Anya. Anya tried to get me to get up, but my body felt like stone unable to move, it wasn't until Bellamy showed up that some of my sense returned to me. He came straight for me and held me in his arms until I was ready to move on my own again. Bellamy wanted to bring me back in without taking a look at the body, but I needed to see. I needed to make sure I hadn't imagined it all, but right where I had first seen him Wells' remained never to move again. The police was called, and we were all interview.

'My name is officer Miller and I will be in charge of the investigation. I know this is rather unpleasant, especially considering your reason for being on the island, but I need to ask you a few questions.' He asked generic questions to all of us, the kind of stuff I had seen many times on detective shows, it felt rather different when it was happening to you. I didn't know if it was because everyone else seemed to be paired up except me, but Bellamy never left my side. It was oddly reassuring to have him next to me; I was very grateful regardless of the reason he was doing it.

'He was arguing with Murphy.' Bellamy was the one to bring it up, I had completely forgotten about that still overwhelmed.

'Do you know what they were arguing about?'

'No, I asked Wells about it when everyone went to bed, but he said it had to do with a disagreement but he didn't want to discuss it any further.' Miller wrote down a few notes in his booklet. He told us to remain in this room before leaving to interview the rest of the staff. In the meantime the local doctor arrived to examine the body.

'I'm so sorry O, if I hadn't suggested this place we probably wouldn't be dealing with something like this so close to your wedding.'

'Clarke you can't be serious, none of this is your fault, it's not like you could have known. Don't feel bad, I'm sure everything is going to be ok.'

Miller returned an hour later, and he seemed pleased with himself.

'We still need to do some blood work, but as of now the doctor has ruled this an accidental death. Charlotte confirmed that Wells had gotten drunk last night, and he probably fell from the balcony on the third floor where we found an empty bottle of whiskey and his jacket lying on the ground.'

'What about the fight he had.'

'According to John Murphy they were fighting over a girl, a local girl in town, we're going to go interview her later on. Apparently she had recently chosen to be with Murphy, and this lead Wells to turn towards alcohol. So you can all go back to your celebration.'

'You seen Clarke it was just an unfortunate accident, now what's on our schedule for today.' Something was bothering me, I couldn't put my finger on it, but something was off. However, Octavia didn't need to worry anymore than she already had, so I put on my best fake smile and decided not to think about any of it until later.

'Well I don't know what the guys are going to be up to, Jasper is in charge so I'd like to apology to the rest of you ahead of time. As for us girls, we have a lovely day planned at the local spa, so go get ready we leave in an hour.' Before I could leave to go up to my room, Bellamy grabbed hold of my arm.

'Are you ok princess?' The look of concern in his eyes almost made me forget all my worries.

'I don't know, but I will be for Octavia.'

'You know where to find me if you need to talk.'

'Thank you Bellamy.' I was about to leave, but I backtracked and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

'I'll see you later.'

The spa was not relaxing at all for me; instead of being able to let go my brain was working a mile an hour. I keep seeing the body in my mind, but no matter how many times I replayed my discovery in my head I couldn't figure out what was out of place. It wasn't until we got back to the inn and I slipped outside to look at the place that Wells had met his end that the pieces finally fell into place. The body was wrong. I ran up the stairs and knocked on Bellamy's door. He was only wearing a towel around his waste when he opened the door and the sight of him left me a little breathless, but if anyone were to ask I would blame it one the run up the stairs.

'Clarke what happened?'

'The body it was wrong.'

'I don't understand?'

'If Wells had accidentally fallen his body would have been closer to the wall, but I found the body further out. To reach such a distance by falling is very unlikely, he would have had to be…'I couldn't say the words.

'Pushed, he would have had to be pushed.'

'I think he was murdered.'